braces for another round from the river of rain. the rain is starting to come down in napa. these are pictures from the last hour. let's get to meteorologist paul deanno on the latest when the next wave will arrive. >> tracking the rainfall with cbs 5 high def doppler radar. and it is pouring in san francisco. how about that. this is ahead of the next big wave. this is bonus rainfall if you will, though i doubt many people call it bonus. san francisco out by the airport, north across the golden gate to mill valley, over to richland, down to oakland, we're looking at heavy rainfall and light to moderate rain as well. and san jose and cupertino getting rain. and widespread rainfall totallies of 1 to 2 inches. that's why we have a flash flood watch for the north bay, the coast and the mountains and a flood warning for the napa river and the russian river and it's going to be windy as well. wind advisory for the coast and mountains for wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. this happens round number 3. we'll talk about what happens once this moves out. that's coming up in the full forecast i

, not only for the city, but with the help of the napa river. >>> record highs here in the bay area today. good evening everybody, now we'll pinpoint the day that will be the warmest for you this week and also the wettest as we will be right back on the cw. ,,,, ((any i do's or applause or something for 03 secs) >>> same-sex couples began tieing the knot legally today in washington state. voters legalized it last month and marriage ceremonies could be performed. 140 couples registered to get married at seattle's city hall this morning. some courtrooms began performing ceremonies at midnight. washington, maine, maryland, became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote. they join six other states where it is already legal. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house today and the topic of discussion is the impending fiscal cliff. spokesman for both men, they say two the agreed to not release details of the conversation, but that they emphasize the line of communication remain open. trying to find a deficit cutting deal to stop the com

jose to san francisco will be full. we believe this game benefits napa, caramel and more but san francisco will be the focal point of events leading up to the sunday game. >> ron conway, one of our committee members. >> our competition is miami. the statement is over an hour away. it is the same situation. >> i think the -- >> past super bowls have taken place where you have to travel to the stadium so we feel we are okay in that regard. that is a great point. someone. >> joe want to speak to the travel or issues? >> joe dalton with san francisco travel. the region can accommodate this. we are making sure it is a regional benefit. the businesss in san francisco will benefit and we will see job creation and tax generation but also we will see it down the peninsula and throughout the region, as daniel said. we can accommodate it, we have accommodated events before. the super bowl last time was in stanford away and san francisco was the host and regional event. we are looking forward to it and the benefit this region will get from hosting the super bowl. >> the nfl will have the sup

and napa. 76 degrees in san jose. 5 degrees above average. we were anywhere between 5 and 13 degrees above normal. san jose, bright lights, international airport currently at 61 degrees. we're quickly dipping in to the 50s and 60s. before tomorrow morning, sun up at 7:15. we'll dip down tonight overnight in to the 30s and 40s. cool spot toward the delta, a hit of stratus in the form of fog. 38 degrees tri-valley. 43 redwood city. sure, we have an area of low pressure right there banging up against the pacific northwest, bringing rain showers there. slowly meandering in to the east toward montana because of the huge ridge of high pressure that's diverting the storm track. today contributed to an offshore flow. we peaked today. future cast. we'll go out 72 hours. here's r monday and tuesday. absolutely nothing going on. then watch by midweek, wednesday. here come the clouds. there's wednesday morning commute. rain already passed through the north day. already strating over the entire central bay. all day long you'll need that umbrella on wednesday. right now it's looking betwee

be rescued. napa valley tremendous rainfall there. napa river up and over its floodbanks. the sacramento river also in flood stage. in some cases, almost a foot and a half of rainfall in this five-day period. raining right now in seattle to portland. not raining right now in sacramento and san francisco. but that will likely change as we get through tomorrow, at least tonight into tomorrow. yesterday, punch was pretty strong and you saw the damage from that. our next system about to come in. it will start in the pacific northwest tonight and tomorrow morning and eventually drift down to the south. shouldn't be as strong as far as wind and rain like what we saw the past three. also big issue with fog this morning across the great lakes, down across the southeast. very, very warm from across the eastern sector of the u.s., and with that comes a little bit of fog. >> that's so unusual for california, isn't it? a lot of times reporting there. in that area like that to that degree. thank you for the update. >>> congress heads back to work this morning as the clock is ticking down t

. just take a look at this. the beautiful napa valley tonight has vineyards under water. it was a one, two, three punch. three storms in less than one week plowing down on the west coast, the latest today dropping up to an inch of rain an hour in some spots. in reno, nevada, wind gusts reported to hit 95 miles an hour. nearly 100,000 people without power. homes flooded, roofs smashed and cars under water. rig toppled over. and temporarily closing this bridge, a crucial artery across the san francisco bay. >> be prepared. >> reporter: across northern california, swollen rivers threaten to flood cities like napa where sandbags are passed out and countless trees came crashing down. we saw this one fall before our eyes. how close did it come to you? >> within feet of my truck. >> reporter: we were driving down this highway in napa and this tree came crashing down in front of us. i want to show you how huge this tree is. take a look. a giant tree. i mean, the roots of this thing are four feet tall. now, there may be another storm later in the week after so much headache already. even santa

saw. the chp is asking people to avoid an area near napa county. that road is expected to be closed until at least tomorrow. >>> san jose police arrested woman in connection with the shooting death of a teenager. authorities believe that 23-year-old rebecca villa knew way vaw was involved in the murder of 17-year-old daniel capatio. he was killed last friday night on pacific avenue. detectives believe the murder was gang-related and that villa knew way vaw did not act alone. >> the assaults have all happened on 2 throughyrd street in a five-month span. take a look at these two sketches. they are believed to be the same person. he is in his 30s and 5 foot 7 and wearing a gold chain with a cross. witnesses say he drives a white four-door sedan similar to an altima and it may have a child seat in the back. residents in the area say it is usually pretty safe there. >> i do walk around in the neighborhood by myself. this is the first time i have ever heard of anything like this around here. it is generally a safe place. i haven't been concerned. >> the man is suspected it of raping two w

avoid an area near napa county. that road is expected to be closed until at least tomorrow. >>> san jose police arrested woman in connection with the shooting death of a teenager. authorities believe that 23-year-old rebecca villa knew way vaw was involved in the murder of 17-year-old daniel capatio. he was killed last friday night on pacific avenue. detectives believe the murder was gang-related and that villa knew way vaw did not act alone.he ass >> the assaults have all happened on 2 throughyrd street in a five-month span. take a look at these two sketches. they are believed to be the sa is in he is in his 30s and 5 foot 7 and wearing a gold chain with a cross. witnesses say he drives a white four-door sedan similar to an altima and it may have a child seat in the back. residents in the area say it is usually pretty safe there. >> i do walk around in the neighborhood by myself. this is the first time i have ever heard of anything like this around here. it is generally a safe place. i haven't been concerned. >> the man is suspected it of raping two women and attempting to assault

. we will have more at 11:30, but first to napa county as john alston shows us, there was some some flooding, but note day luge they feared. >>iver the river reached its pek at 6:00 p.m. and stayed in its banks and nobody was flooded. officials give credit to the flood control project. >> i am thankful the engineers engineered correctly. >> the project seems to be working. i was a big skeptic, but i think it is doing its job. >> the napa river was expected to go a foot above flood stage which is five miles north of downtown. it is mainly an agricultural area with a few homes nearby. >> it could get me wet around the property. i have a natural drainage swell that runs through the vineyards. we will find out. hopefully we will stay dry. >> we had two inches in our yard , and they were calling for 3 to 7. that had a lot to do with it. it is just the way nature works. >> a few businesses along main street kept sandbags, but they were not needed. >> we came in this morning and the owner said, you can move them. we are not sure what is going to happen. that's what we did. the sun came out

canceled. we will have more at 11:30, but first to napa county as john alston shows us, there was some flooding, but not the day luge they feared. >> the river reached its peek at 6:00 p.m. and stayed in its banks and nobody was flooded. officials give credit to the flood control project. >> i am thankful the engineers engineered correctly. >> the project seems to be working. i was a big skeptic, but i think it is doing its job. >> the napa river was expected to go a foot above flood stage which is five miles north of downtown. it is mainly an agricultural area with a few homes nearby. >> it could get me wet around the property. i have a natural drainage swell that runs through the vineyards. we will find out. hopefully we will stay dry. >> we had two inches in our yard , and they were calling for 3 to 7. that had a lot to do with it. it is just the way nature works. >> a few businesses along main street kept sandbags, but they were not needed. >> we came in this morning and the owner said, you can move them. we are not sure what is going to happen. that's what we did. the sun came out

mile in napa. >> taking a look at fog trucker 4 we are seeing the fog now. it will clear quickly by 8:00 a.m. still sticking around in santa rosa and the bay shore. will clear soon after that by noontime we will have plenty of sunshine. we have had a cold start to the morning. by 7:00 a.m. we will see forties'. as we set the clock ahead to 12 noon we will see widespread 60s. that is where our afternoon highs are headed. ures will dron to widespread '80s indicated by the light blue color on your screen. low sixties for your east bay shore is upper 50s for the coast 63 degrees in los gatos. into the north bay 63 in santa rosa. 60 for novato and san rafeal. 62 degrees for napa. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast dry and warmer conditions as we head into your weekend and your work week on wednesday there is a slight chance of showers that just a to the north but will keep an eye on that. >> erica. >> good morning to you janu. we are starting the morning off with a couple of accidents. . the traffic maps the first one including injuries south bound 101 there is an accident blockin

lake berry ease saw. the chp is asking people to avoid an area near napa county. that road is expected to be closed until at least tomorrow. >>> san jose police arrested woman in connection with the shooting death of a teenager. authorities believe that 23-year-old rebecca villa knew way vaw was involved in the murder of 17-year-old daniel capatio. he was killed last friday night on pacific avenue. detectives believe the murder was gang-related and that villa knew way vaw did not act alone. >> the assaults have all happened on 2 throughyrd street in a five-month span. take a look at these two sketches. they are believed to be the same person. he is in his 30s and 5 foot 7 and wearing a gold chain with a cross. witnesses say he drives a white four-door sedan similar to an altima and it may have a child seat in the back. residents in the area say it is usually pretty safe there. >> i do walk around in the neighborhood by myself. this is the first time i have ever heard of anything like this around here. it is generally a safe place. i haven't been concerned. >> the man is suspec

dropping back down to the 50s and 60s. napa like now 57 degrees. downtown san francisco, 66. and san josi, right about 61 degrees. reporting fair skies. overnight lows will be chilly overnight once again, so you definitely want to bundle up for work and school your monday morning. overnight readings in the upper 30s to santa rosa and to the 40s or san francisco and pacifica. san josi, 44 degrees. we're starting out the day in the chilly 30s and 40s. in the afternoon, most areas back into the mid to upper 60s once again. so not much of a change in temperatures, but i'm tracking a cooling trend and when shower chances resurface in in our five-day forecast. >>> thank you, mark. >>> the lights are now back on for thousands of south bay residents after a car crash knock out powers to four neighborhoods. a car struck a utility polite on homestead road in sunnyvale. the accident caused tree branches to fall, as you see here, bringing down the wires. the collision caught pout power 6500 customers. we spoke to one resident who said the whole thing was so loud it actually woke him up. >> i was

high clouds. and fog perhaps just a patchy. 30's through napa, the peninsula and for the afternoon temperatures, low 60s for the south bay. 60s in cupertino, 60s in san jose and also for the inland valleys. 62 in concord, livermore, 61 in alameda. upper 50s and 60s along the coast. and for too much low 60s for the north bay. as we take a look at our extended forecast no rainfall expected. however, a chance of showers returns. >> coming up later in this broadcast with alicia... merry christmas >> and happy new year. >> and the warriors. >> yes! >> and mccarthy taking that line drive with financial security for the rest of his life, later in this broadcast. >> announcer of gabe slate tech report >> this amazing new technology is usually in highly end luxury sedan but that is now changing with ford building some new, high-tech features. into their affordable cars, crossovers, suvs and trucks. here is some of the new technology. the keys are a thing of the past. you can use just your finger, as long as you have a key with an range and also a hands- free gate with the same concept. you

visibility we have been dealing with dense fog. it is down to zero for napa and santa rosa. we are tracking the fog and the temperature has been chilly. it has been low 30's for napa up and up the 30's for--as we take a look if future cast 4 by 9:00 a.m. we will be dealing will widespread 50s. >> it is very similar to yesterday and just a few degrees warmer. for those a you had not this is ending this is what your highs will look like barrett that is not much difference there. >> what are expecting low 60's as well as 63 in santa rosa. it is 62 degrees for napa and the same for downtown san francisco. for those a you head into a tall pole it will be mostly sunny conditions. we're not expecting any more snowfall. >> as we take a look at the 7 day around the bay we are expecting planning of sunshine and it will be slightly warmer for the weekend. we may see a slight chance of showers. >> we have a high spot on westbound 580 at the richmond sand rafael bridge. today it is for a different reason. we do have a accident and i do not know of their injuries. this is arrives at the toll plaza so we

. across napa valley, incredible flooding there. the napa valley seeing some of its worst rainfall in years. look at these numbers. petrolia, california, over 17 inches. bridgeville, 15 inches. that's an incredible amount of rain. to see that much rainfall is truly remarkable. we are seeing more in the way of rainfall across seattle and portland it has stopped for today in the san francisco area. some of the rainfall yesterday fell in the form of snow, snow levels at about 5,000 feet. i suppose it could have been worse. elsewhere, looking at a foggy travel across the lower great lakes. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. guys, back up to you. >> rob marciano, thank you. >>> as each day ticks by, the nation edges closer to going over the fiscal cliff. democrats and republicans cannot agree how to raise revenue and cut spending. on january 1st, as many of you know, taxes go up and doeep spending cuts take effect. the sunday talk shows reflect how far apart they are what we will not do is extend those tax cut force the wealthiest americans. there's no possibility that we

more. look at the video they were preparing in napa. you can see that the russian river is forecast to crest today. flooding is the first issue. then, winds. reno, nevada, big problems on the roadway. high-profile vehicles traveling get a 70 miles per hour gust, it guz done. some of the mountain passes in the sierras could easily see 100-plus mile-per-hour winds today. the first threat is rain, we're talking about flooding. how much more rain? anywhere from 4 to 8 inches. you can see right here in the red area, reno is involved. redding is in the purple. and this, even though same colors used here, the wind gusts, look at how south, it goes to los angeles, great falls, montana. lot of places not only just talking about that but the snow. and the snow, the snow levels have come down, starting to see a little bit more of that freezing. sun valley, jackson hole and mount baker, all going to get in that foot area. that's some good news. after today, you get a break tomorrow and storm number four, if you can believe it or not, not that strong, but it's going to hit on tuesday. a look at